Re: Superb Owl - by Philip

Even though I agree with my brother about the respective merits of Al Michaels, John Madden and Brenda Warner, I chose to focus my attention yesterday on the real action – the pre-game warmup featuring that Journey tribute band. Actually, that was the real Journey performing, but it has exactly as many original members as The Jefferson Starship Mellencamp Experience. The current iteration of Journey actually found their lead singer on YouTube, proving once again that it is the single greatest repository of talent in the history of the world. Or that the other band members were having trouble keeping up with their mortgage payments. New lead singer, Arnel Pineda, was struggling with those high notes, but how could he not? It takes a lot of chutzpah and a complete absence of testicles to hang with Steve Perry, so, Mr. Pineda, just how much do you really want this job? Also, when he finished singing "Don't Stop Believing" was anyone else expecting the screen to go blank for 30 seconds?

Other than the pre-game warmup, all of my attention went toward the commercials. It was nice to see that GoDaddy.com still doesn't care at all about sexism and political correctness. They actually toned down their original ad, which just consisted of 30 seconds staring at a giant pair of tits. The Cash 4 Gold commercial featuring Ed McMahon and MC Hammer hawking their personal possessions for money struck just the right balance between funny and devastatingly humiliating. If I had any gold, I would want them to buy it from me. And I thought that the "Pepsuber" bits on Saturday Night Live this weekend were just a joke, but apparently they were actual ads for Pepsi. When you don't know whether or not you're watching a commercial, the line has blurred too much.

Finally, the single greatest thing that happened yesterday was not James Harrison's 100-yard interception return for a touchdown right as time expired in the first half or that Santonio Holmes TD reception at the end of the game (okay, so I did actually watch the Superbowl too), but it was in the "Office" episode after the game when Michael Scott scheduled a roast for himself and decided to call YouTube to make sure that they would come down to record it. Best writers ever.

P.S. – I wonder if George Bush thinks that Superbowl 43 was named after him? If so, please don't break the news to him that it's just the number that follows 42.